God pulls through in a BIG! way...

It's been quite a while since I have posted anything on here... and a LOT has happened since then.

First of all, my summer is going really well. I am having a blast at camp, and things are running really smoothly. We have just been having a great time, and are seeing our biggest summer ever! So that's pretty sweet.

Ok so besides the summer, my plans for after camp have changed probably 1000 times! But now I am happy to say that I am finally at peace about what God wants me to do in September.

- So first of all, after things with the African Children's Choir didn't work out, I really didn't know what I was going to do. I didn't feel like I would be making a good decision to go back to school again (mostly because I didn't know what I wanted to take - and therefore would probably be wasting money). I have always thought I would be in full time ministry as a career, but at this point I don't really know what that looks like.
- I began to think back to some of the stuff that we talked about in Kaleo. Not all people are meant to be in full time ministry, but all people are called to ministry. I began to think that perhaps I should pursue a career and then use that as a ministry tool (working in a secular setting). The only real passion that I had, as far as careers go, was photography. So I started making plans to take a 10 month diploma course in photography and start building my career. I was going to live at home for 1 year to save up some money, and then move to Winnipeg to go to school.

- This is where it gets cool....

- So really, I didn't feel at total peace about this decision (although I was REALLY excited about the idea and wanted to keep pursuing it). I kept going with this plan because I was excited about it, and really it seemed like my only clear option at the time.
-So up until last week this was the plan...

- About 3 or 4 weeks ago, out of the blue I got an email back from African Children's Choir (after a long time of no contact with them), saying that I was accepted to go on a 2 week missions trip to Africa. I read over the information and it didn't really fit into my plans, and it was going to cost a lot of money. So I didn't really give it much thought.
- Later on that week I was talking to my Aunt about this possibility, and she mentioned a ministry that one of her friends had done in South Africa, (Working at an orphanage). This really sparked my interest, and so I checked it out on the internet...

- After reading over the information I felt overwhelmed, by the sense that this is what I was supposed to do. I fought it in my head, trying to convince myself that it was going to be to much to get ready in to little time, and that I probably wouldn't even get accepted anyway.

- After some more prayer, I downloaded the App. and filled it out, and faxed it (not thinking that I would actually get accepted)

- Two days later, I checked my E-mail... and wouldn't you know it... God changed my plans Hugely!!!

- So in September... I will be moving to South Africa, for 12 months to work with The Love of Christ Mission, who is two families who started an orphanage for newborns and toddlers, who otherwise would not have much hope of surviving.

- I am really excited about this, but also super nervous!! I was really stressing about what I was going to do in the fall, and all the options that presented themselves (even the ones that I pursued) didn't seem right. But as I said before, God pulled through in a BIG way!